Comparing the Contrasting Written two centuries apart‚ “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “Where Are You Going; Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates are two seemingly different stories. However‚ if looked at closely‚ several elements can be tied together. Each story has a similar point of view‚ but the story is told from two different perspectives. Several themes are unique to the stories‚ but deep within similarities can be found. The authors conclude their stories in two different
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Holroyd Hall front entrance has pillars that look similar in shape to the Parthenon. Inside the building in the atrium‚ the building also has these pillar shape structures. The building is a square shape as well‚ similar to the Parthenon. Holroyd Hall is the building on campus host to the Arts and Sciences classes. As we know from Greek culture‚ the Greeks valued art and science equally. The Greeks also made great advancements in math. Holroyd Hall hosts science‚ digital arts
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Because It Is Bitter and Because It Is My Heart Can a person’s desire to fit in among society be so strong that it becomes the driving force of his life? Throughout Joyce Carol Oates’s “Because It Is Bitter‚ and Because It Is My Heart”‚ the main characters are so desperate to be accepted by the society that this very desire molds their decisions and their lifestyle. The longing to be accepted burns so deep within Duke and Persia Courtney‚ Jinx Fairchild and most importantly‚ Iris Courtney that
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erotic as time went by. The theme of the “Death and the Maiden” was apparent in the following works: Joyce Carol Oates’‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Perrault and Grimms‚ "Little Red Riding Hood;” "Little Red Cap;" Sylvia Plath’s‚ Collected Poems‚ Antigone (Sophocles and Anouilh); and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In the short story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚" Oates gave voice to a fifteen-year-old girl‚ Connie‚ who gets caught alone in her house by Arnold Friend‚ a killer
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There are numerous of similarities between a song called “It’s all over now‚ baby blue” by Bob Dylan and a short story name “Where are you going. Where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oates. The similarities between the song and the story is that they both share a common theme of being forced or getting into something mysterious. Through the short story Arnold Friend tried to influence Connie into escaping her father’s house and going away with him. It was almost as if Connie was forced by Arnold
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that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend on.” She is constantly surrounded
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Cited: SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2007. Web. 17 May 2013. "Lea ’s Review of Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?: Selected Early Stories ByJoyce Carol Oates." Goodreads Mobile. 1 Sept. 2012. Web. 20 May 2013.
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Many people in our world strive to make our world a better place. Much like a hall of fame which honors sports heroes such as football and baseball players‚ there should be a hall of fame to honor the people who strive to make our world better place. Aaron Rodgers‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and Rosa Parks should be inducted into the hero hall of fame. The first person who should be in the Hero Hall of Fame is Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers is a 2 time NFL MVP and has one Super Bowl championship. He has
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sweets. The Mazer Family Dining Hall brings forth the activeness and energy of petite Pine Crest children. The aroma that derives from the kitchen is an incredible‚ delicious symphony of smells. The lilliputian children’s feet noisily “stomp stomp stomp‚” awaiting the delicious sugar cookies. The younglings are as cheerful as a dog with a new chew toy. One can feel the children’s taste buds dance as they ate their scrumptious meal. In the Mazer Family Dining Hall‚ due to the boiling water‚ the taste
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the visit of City Hall and Dilworth Park inspired me much. City Hall‚ as the heart of downtown Philadelphia and the nation’s largest municipal building‚ serves the city’s government and politics for over 100 years. It boasts over 250 architectural relief’s and freestanding sculptures including the statue of William Penn‚ which stands atop the City Hall Tower . The classic Second French Empire style of City Hall buildings and the modern sense of the Dilworth Park in front of City Hall perfectly integrate
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